Gareth Carter: Add hedges and edges to your garden
Comment: Low hedges can be used as accent plants.
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Comment: Grow your own groceries in your garden.
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Comment: Broccoli is the garden gift that keeps on giving.
Gareth Carter: Winter roses provide spectacular displays
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Gareth Carter: How about a public holiday for potato planting?
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Comment: It's time to prune roses and deciduous trees.
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OPINION: There are some great plant options to bring colour into your winter garden.
Gareth Carter: Gardening after the shortest day
Comment: Lower temperatures are needed by some plants to initiate flowering and fruiting.
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